Settings > Explorer PlugIn

The setting-page for the Explorer PlugIn, which is available over the right mouse button in the MS File Explorer.

  According to program version individual properties can be missing or varying!

Setting pages

Activate / Deactivate File Explorer PlugIn This option activates a context menu in file explorer, that you can find under the right mouse button on files or directories. According to the Program version the following functions are available:
  • Securely delete file (s) and directory (s) (WIPE)
  • Encrypt File (s) and directory (s) quickly and easily with password, USB stick, smart cards or X.509 - Certificate
  • Find file (s), that can often not be found with the normal Windows search
  • Check for duplicate file (s), even if they have different file names
Advanced Settings Here you get into the advanced settings. This includes among others like enable or disable some functions in the file explorer and change the encryption system.
Subpages

Settings

1. PlugIn activate / deactivate Activates or deactivates the File Explorer PlugIn.
2. Refresh Update the settings.
3. abylon SYMM CRYPT abylon SYMM CRYPT encrypt files with password or other secrets (e.g. USB-Stick or CD)!

Possible options:

  1. Show in Explorer menu
    Activate / Deactivate the module abylon SYMM CRYPT in the context menu of the File Explorer.
  2. Show CRYPT-ASSISTANT
    Activate / Deactivate the functionality abylon CRYPT ASSISTANT in the context menu of the File Explorer.
  3. Delete original files
    Automatic deletion of original files after encryption.
4. abylon HYBRID CRYPT Encrypt and / or sign files with certificate!

Possible options:

  1. Show in Explorer menu
    Activate / Deactivate the module abylon HYBRID CRYPT in the context menu of the File Explorer.
  2. Show CRYPT-ASSISTANT
    Activate / Deactivate the functionality abylon CRYPT ASSISTANT in the context menu of the File Explorer.
  3. Delete original files
    Automatic deletion of original files after encryption or signing. The Wipe - level (overwrite-cycles) is adjustable on the setting side COMMON.

      In case of Digital Envelope Files (SME) the original files will be deleted only, if you are the owner of the private key. Without corresponding private key (PKCS#12) the file can not be decrypted.

5. abylon SHREDDER abylon SHREDDER wipe files!

Possible options:

  1. Show in Explorer menu
    Activate / Deactivate the module abylon SHREDDER in the context menu of the File Explorer.
6. abylon CRYPTZIP abylon CRYPTZIP compress files!

Possible options:

  1. Show in Explorer menu
    Activate / Deactivate the module Open CRYPTZIP after zipping files
    Option for the behavior while creating ZIP-files.
    • Activate
      The dialog abylon CRYPTZIP is opened after compressing files.
    • Deactivate
      A ZIP-file is created without opening the dialog abylon CRYPTZIP.
  2. Open compress Zip-files with CryptZip
    Set a link in the Registry, so that ZIP files opened with abylon CRYPTZIP.
7. Abylon PASTE Abylon PASTE copy or move files optimized!

Possible options:

  1. Show in Explorer menu
    Activate / Deactivate the module abylon PASTE in the context menu of the File Explorer.
  2. Don't copy unchanged files
    This option controls the behavior of the functionality abylon PASTE, if the file already exist in the target folder.
    • Activate:
      Until the paste or move operation the modification file time is checked. Only if the source and folder time is different, the copy or move operation will done.
    • Deactivate:
      Every file will copy or move independent of the file time.

      The activation of this option can speed up the copy operation, because only changed files will be moved. This is helpful for big backup operations. In this case it's not necessary to copy all files or to check the file time individually.

  3. Keep newer source or target file
    This option controls the behavior of the functionality abylon PASTE, if the file already exist in the target folder.
    • Activate:
      Until the paste or move operation the modification file time is checked. If the file in the target folder is newer, the file will not be copied. If the file n the source folder is newer, the target file will be overwrite with the source file.
    • Deactivate:
      The source file will copy or move in each case, independent of the file time.
  4. Paste without further inquiry for existing or read-only files
    This option controls the behavior of the functionality abylon PASTE, if the file already exists in the target folder.
    • Activate:
      In the target folder the existing file will be overwritten without any further inquiring. Also in the case of read-only.
    • Deactivate:
      If a file must be overwritten, an inquiry-dialog is shown.
  5. Paste with Backup if target-file already exists
    This option controls the behavior of the functionality abylon PASTE, if the file already exists in the target folder.
    • Activate:
      Before the software overwrite a file, a backup-copy (BAK-Extension) will be created.
    • Deactivate:
      The file in the target folder will just be overwritten.
8. Abylon FIND Abylon FIND search files and folder! (>> Link)

Possible options:

  1. Show in Explorer menu
    Activate / Deactivate the module abylon FIND in the context menu of the File Explorer.
9. abylon DUPE FINDER abylon DUPE FINDER compare files and find documents witch characters are completely identical! (>> Link)
  1. Show in Explorer menu
    Activate / Deactivate the module abylon DUPE FIND in the context menu of the File Explorer.
10. abylon CLIENT SECURITY abylon CLIENT SECURITY deactivates sensitive devices on your computer!

Possible options:

  1. Deactivate Floppy drive A and B
    Deactivates the floppy disk drives A and B, so that these are not any longer indicated in the File Explorer.
  2. Deactivate CD- und DVD-drives
    Deactivates the CD- und DVD-drives, so that these are not any longer indicated in the File Explorer.
  3. Deactivate USB-drives
    Deactivates all USB-drives (e.g. USB-Sticks), so that these are not any longer indicated in the File Explorer.
11. Default Encryption ALG At this time possible settings for abylon SYMM CRYPT:
  • SYMM-AES
    Password based symmetrical encryption with the AES-algorithm (256 bit key length).
  • SYMM-Blowfish
    Password based symmetrical encryption with the Blowfish-algorithm (448 bit key length).

  In the KEYMANAGEMENT you can define the using of passwords and / or secret(s)!

See also

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